The annotated version of Grant’s memoirs has been in the making for over 50 years. When you think of the memoirs being completed there, Grant really made some difficult and painful decisions along the way right there in that spot, for what became a classic in American literature.” “I thought it was very fitting that the site should have that designation. “It was an incredible honor to go and be a part of that ceremony and that event,” Nolen said. Nolen was the keynote speaker for a ceremony at the cottage commemorating the designation. Grant Cottage State Historic Site, was recently named New York’s 24th Literary Landmark. McGregor retreat, later named the Ulysses S. Grant’s writing style, which was concise and written in approachable language, has helped his memoirs remain accessible to audiences for generations after his death. The memoirs, sold door-to-door by former Civil War soldiers, would go on to be hailed as one of the most important works of American nonfiction in the 19th century. McGregor retreat in New York, days before his death in 1885 and at a time when he had lost all of his money in a Ponzi scheme.

“If we can make this piece of literature clearer to the modern audience, then we’ve accomplished something significant.” “The great thing about this book is it lets Grant speak for himself, but it lets a modern reader get more insight,” Marszalek said. The annotated version of Grant’s memoirs contains over 2,000 footnotes that provide additional information and place the former president’s thoughts in the context of when he was writing.

Grant Association Executive Director and Managing Editor, edited the book, along with Grant Association assistant editors David S. Marszalek, MSU Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History and Ulysses S. 16 by the Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. Grant: The Complete Annotated Edition” will provide modern context for the historical memoirs when it is released Oct. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University. Grant’s personal memoirs have remained in print for more than 130 years, the American nonfiction classic is being fully annotated for the first time in a new book by historians at the Ulysses S.

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